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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana will seek to expand its specialized drug courts using...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bid to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana...

Minneapolis Parks to get historic bell, wheel back from Minnetonka HS The bell and wheel were stolen years ago and were discovered last year at Minnetonka High School. Author: May 6, 2021 The bell from the USS Minneapolis, one of the most decorated U.S. Naval Ships in World War II.  The wheel from the USS Minnesota, presented to the Minneapolis parks department in the 1930s.  The bell and wheel, which the American Legion gifted to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) in 1928 and 1932, respectively, were displayed at the Navy Memorial on the northeast corner of Bde Maka Ska for d...

The chair of New Canaan’s Planning & Zoning Commission said during the appointed body’s most recent meeting that he’s given testimony on proposed state legislation regarding affordable housing. The arguments behind “a number of bills” under consideration by the Connecticut General Assembly is “that historical and current zoning regulations have and continue to propagate exclusionary zoning in the state of Connecticut,” John Goodwin said during P&Z’s regular meeting, held March 30 via videoconference. “Meaning the argument is they keep housing costs high and then exclude lowe...

An overhead view of the proposed new library. Specs by Turner New Canaan Library through many early design iterations sought to include the original 1913 building, the organization’s executive director said last week. Yet in acquiring an adjacent South Avenue property in 2017, opening up new possibilities for the best possible design, as well as a fundraising feasibility study “and a careful assessment of the functional needs for the building and grounds, the design could no longer incorporate the original facade into the building within these parameters,” Lisa Oldham told members of th...